Maine 6th Worst State for Increase in Overdose Deaths

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Maine is the sixth worst state when it comes to an increase in overdose deaths

Charges Dropped Against Maine Man in Fatal Boat Crash

ALFRED, Maine (AP)   Charges have been dropped against a Maine boat operator whose twin brother was killed in a 2016 crash on Mousam Lake in Shapleigh

Grants to Study Stranded Marine Mammals After Seal Deaths

SACO, Maine (AP)   Three Maine organizations will receive federal money to study and respond to stranded marine mammals on beaches in the wake of a rash of seal deaths

Maine Unemployment Rises Slightly, Remains Low

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP)   Maine labor officials say the unemployment rate rose slightly in July

New England Shrimp Population Still Looks Bad Amid Shutdown

PORTLAND, Maine (AP)   A new analysis of New England’s shrimp population doesn’t bode well for the future of the long-shuttered fishery for the crustaceans

Windham Woman Charged for Assaulting Mother, State Troopers

DAYTON, Maine (WGAN)  State Police say a Windham woman is facing multiple charges after she assaulted her mother and two Troopers

Traffic Snarled on Turnpike After Dump Truck Hits Overpass in York

YORK, Maine (WGAN)  State Police and the Maine Turnpike Authority say they are assessing the damage to a bridge overpass on the Maine Turnpike after a dump truck hit it Friday morning

Maine Forest Rangers Investigating Trash Dumping

FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) — The Maine Forest Service is searching for the person or people responsible for dumping a large amount of trash on a gravel road.

Doctor Who Plans to Challenge Collins in 2020 Reprimanded by Maine Board of Licensure

The board announced it’s entering into a consent decree with Dr. Cathleen London that places her on probation and prohibits her from prescribing the opioid addiction treatment drug Methadone.

Democratic Socialists of America Endorsing Zak Ringelstein for Senate

Ringelstein is the first Senate candidate to earn a DSA endorsement this year.